The pair, who play Corrie’s Billy Mayhew and Daniel Osbourne, started dating after striking up a friendship on set.

But their relationship has ended less than two months after it was revealed that they were dating in May. It is understood that the pair split a few weeks ago but they remain friends.

The two soap stars confirmed their relationship after they attended the LGBT awards in London and Daniel, who plays kindly vicar Billy in the ITV1 soap, tweeted a picture of them together in black tie.

Daniel’s character is in a romance with Todd Grimshaw, played by Bruno Langley, and was previously dating Sean Tully, played by Antony Cotton.

And Oldham actor Rob joined the show at the end of last year as Ken Barlow’s troubled son Daniel, who started seeing machinist Sinead Tinker behind her boyfriend Chesney Brown’s back.

His character was recently unmasked as the attacker who pushed Weatherfield legend Ken down the stairs.